Ventura County Memorial Day ceremonies

Marine Corps veteran Simon Camarillo of Oxnard stands next to a POW/MIA flag as he watches the Memorial Day services at Ivy Lawn Cemetery in Ventura.

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THE STAR / FILE PHOTO VFW Honor Guard member Leo Gilmond (right) helps Howard Clark roll up the flag after the Memorial Day services at Ivy Lawn Cemetery in Ventura on Monday.

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Ventura Veterans Home resident Ted Strzelski, a World War II Marine Corps vet, takes his cover off to pray at the end of the Memorial Day services at Ivy Lawn Cemetery in Ventura.

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Veterans of Foreign Wars Honor Guard member Howard Clark, of Ojai, attends a Memorial Day service at Ivy Lawn cemetery in Ventura.

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American Legion Post 339 poppy girl Mylee King of Ventura hands out flowers before the Memorial Day services begin at Ivy Lawn Cemetery in Ventura.

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Barbara Swenson dances with Veteran Bert Elie at the Memorial Day Salute to Arms event in Simi Valley Monday afternoon.

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Maryanne Allen, Ventura Veterans Home activities coordinator, wipes away a tear as Taps is played during Memorial Day services at Ivy Lawn Cemetery in Ventura.

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Retired Army Master Sgt. Lawrence Faulkner received the 2013 “Veteran of the Year” Award at the Memorial Day Salute to Arms event in Simi Valley.

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Retired Army Master Sgt. Lawrence Faulkner (left) stands with fellow veteran Jerry Foster during the Pledge of Allegiance, before he received the 2013 “Veteran of the Year” Award at the Memorial Day Salute to Arms event in Simi Valley.

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Retired Army Master Sgt. Lawrence Faulkner (right) talks with fellow veteran, Jerry Foster, before receiving the 2013 Veteran of the Year award at the Memorial Day Salute to Arms event in Simi Valley on Monday afternoon.

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Sgt. Salvador Ayala (left) and wife Norma say the Pledge of Allegiance during the Memorial Day Salute to Arms event in Simi Valley on Monday afternoon.